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    The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer: A Romantic Teenage Sci-Fi Thriller - Book 1
    The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer: A Romantic Teenage Sci-Fi Thriller - Book 1
    The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer: A Romantic Teenage Sci-Fi Thriller - Book 1
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    The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer: A Romantic Teenage Sci-Fi Thriller - Book 1

    By Mike Wells

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    Seventeen year-old Rachel is crazy about Kurt, but she’s not sure the feelings are mutual. When his parents invite her and his best friend on a family vacation in Aruba, they see a meteor come down on the beach. When they go to investigate, Kurt vanishes. He soon begins to communicate with Rachel and his family in bizarre ways that shake everyone to the core. Rachel realizes that Kurt is stuck between worlds...and that she’s the only one who can bring him back.

    Reviews:

    "Mike Wells has written an imaginative thriller and left us hanging on the precipice of a magnificent mystery." - Dan Glover

    "I really like Mike Wells's style, and this story did not disappoint. The pace is fantastic, and the plot is engaging. I could not put the book down. It did it for me, once again!" - Johanna K. Pitcairn

    "Mike Wells knows exactly how to craft a short story. It captures mystery, intrigue and a summer vacation. Great writing." - Ed Blythe

    "This book is a combination of sci-fi, mystery and a childhood romance all rolled into one gripping package." - Janice Spina

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike Wells
    Release dateMar 27, 2011
    ISBN9781452454702
    The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer: A Romantic Teenage Sci-Fi Thriller - Book 1
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    Mike Wells

    Mike Wells is an author of both walking and cycling guides. He has been walking long-distance footpaths for 25 years, after a holiday in New Zealand gave him the long-distance walking bug. Within a few years, he had walked the major British trails, enjoying their range of terrain from straightforward downland tracks through to upland paths and challenging mountain routes. He then ventured into France, walking sections of the Grande Randonnee network (including the GR5 through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean), and Italy to explore the Dolomites Alta Via routes. Further afield, he has walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway and Patagonia. Mike has also been a keen cyclist for over 20 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lon Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. He has written a series of cycling guides for Cicerone following the great rivers of Europe.

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      The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer - Mike Wells

      The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer

      Book 1

      by

      Mike Wells

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2011 Mike Wells

      http://www.mikewellsbooks.com

      This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblances to persons living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.

      Praise for Mike Wells’ The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer

      5 STARS!  I really like Mike Wells's style, and this story did not disappoint. The pace is fantastic, and the plot is engaging. I could not put the book down. It did it for me, once again!

      5 STARS! Cool story! Rachel is awesome and my hero. She is always there for Kurt and she is the only one who really understands and her love guides her to save him from his own curiosity. The ending was a surprise too I was inspired by it. This book is heart-warming and very different from most paranormal romance.

      5 STARS!  What attracted me to the novel, in the first place was the mention of Aruba, my favourite place on the planet! But soon I discovered that there is more to the book than the exotic scenery. The phenomenon that the book is about is mysterious and too fantastical for comprehension, but at the same time I wanted to believe that supernatural communication was possible… I also enjoyed all the people in the story, especially Kurt’s parents. In the story their son disappears and their reactions are dramatic but not unbelievable. In fact, reading this book was like watching a good science fiction movie, where the great acting brings out all the high points of the plot. The main characters were good, too, but probably younger people could relate to them better. I definitely sympathized with the parents, especially with Kurt’s father. He is so much like my husband!

      5 STARS! This is an enjoyable book which gives the reader a thrilling and exciting ride, very well-paced, yet has some tender moments. A nice balance of romance and action. Recommended!!!

      5 STARS! My favorite character was Kurt’s dad. He is really awesome! And the other professor who came to help out. I like science. This book was fun to read and I couldn’t stop till the end.

      5 STARS! I am an adult and maybe this book was meant for teenagers but I loved it. I read the whole thing on the train on my Kindle from London to Birmingham. It was fast-paced and enjoyable, colorful characters but believable ones, too, I was totally wrapped up in the story. I am giving my daughter a Kindle for Christmas and this book will definitely be on it. Wonderful work, Mike Wells!

      5 STARS! I saw Mike Wells bold claim about his unputdownable books on Twitter, and I thought it was just the usual marketing hype. But it is true. I’ve read Wild Child and the sequel, Baby Talk, and now this book Kurt Kramer and all of them are very hard to put down. Rock on, Mike, keep ‘em coming!

      5 STARS! Read this book in one afternoon on my laptop! Fantastic!!! Go out and buy it cause you will not be disappointed.

      For Regina

      Chapter 1.1

      "...Happy Birth-day to Kurt, Happy Birth-day to Kurt!" the three sang.

      Make a wish! Rachel said.

      Kurt Kramer closed his eyes for a moment. Just as he leaned down to blow out the candles on his Black Forest cake, something behind Rachel caught his eye. His jaw dropped so far down Rachel thought it might bang against his chest.

      Wow, he gasped.

      Did you see that! Lance said, pointing somewhere behind Rachel’s head.

      She turned around, and Mitch did, too. But Rachel didn’t see anything but the velvet blackness of the Caribbean sky.

      What was it? Rachel asked. A shooting star?

      I’m not sure, Kurt said, stunned.

      What’d it look like? Mitch asked, in a beer-slurred voice.

      Lance said, It looked like a Roman candle to me.

      It wasn’t any Roman candle, Kurt said, slowly and ominously. He was still staring up at the heavens, oblivious to the 16 ordinary candles that were burning on the cake in front of him.

      Rachel found herself irked with all three of the boys. Blow out the candles, Kurt, before the wind does it again. The wind in Aruba was so strong and gusty it had taken two packs of matches to light them all.

      Kurt finally directed his attention back to the cake.

      Don’t forget to make a wish, Rachel added.

      Kurt looked into her eyes, smiling. I already made my wish, Rachel.

      She felt her cheeks flush, even though she knew it was silly. Kurt always made suggestive comments like that, but he hadn’t ever actually done anything. They had known each other since the seventh grade, and he hadn’t ever even tried to kiss her! She had actually thought he might try it for the first time, three days ago, when they were on the plane on their way down to Aruba. They had been lucky enough to get two seats by themselves—Kurt’s parents, Mitch, and Lance, were sitting about ten rows in front of them. Rachel had put her head on Kurt’s shoulder to sleep and, as she began to doze, she felt his lips brush against her hair. But that was all.

      Kurt looked down at the cake again, closed his eyes, and blew hard. All 16 candle flames bit the dust. Fortunately, he had enough finesse not to spit all over the cake, the way Mitch always did. Kurt smiled at Rachel when he finished, that devious look still in his eyes, but his gaze was drawn back to the sky behind her.

      "Now what are you looking at?" Rachel said, annoyed again. She turned around and glanced up at the sky, but there was nothing there but stars.

      You should have seen it, Kurt said, in a hushed tone. It was awesome...bright, bright red. It looked like a meteor at first, but when it got closer to the ground, it slowed down and looked like it was almost...floating."

      Yeah, Lance said. "Like it slowed down to land."

      Rachel rolled her eyes. You both drank too much beer.

      Lance said, "I haven’t had any beer, Rachel."

      I only had two, Kurt said.

      Mitch belched loudly. I lost count.

      "You don’t count," Rachel said. Mitch was only 14 years old and was already far down the well-paved path of alcoholism, at least in her humble opinion. She didn’t understand why Kurt wasn’t more concerned about him. If Mitch were her little brother, she wouldn’t let him drink anything. Or smoke anything, either.

      Kurt stood and walked across the balcony to the railing, apparently still looking for the meteor or whatever he had seen, or thought he had seen. Rachel gazed past him, out to the north side of the island, at the lighthouse. The main reason Kurt’s parents had rented the vacation home was the breathtaking view it afforded. From the front balcony, which bordered the master bedroom, you could see the Caribbean Sea and Arashi Beach, along with the top of two shipwrecks that poked up out of the water like poorly hidden animals. From the back balcony, where the two guest bedrooms were located, all you could see were hills covered with cactus—that part of the island looked almost like the set of a Western. If she hadn’t known she was in Aruba, she might have thought she

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